The event is a professional barbecue competition that will bring together over 40 professional teams from around the country who will compete for more than $6,000 in awards and prizes. It has also been popularized on different television shows, including Travel Channel's "The BBQ Crawl," and the Cooking Channel's "Man, Fire, Food."

In conjunction with the competition, Mason-Dixon BBQ Services will also host the Ironman BBQ Festival. This family event will feature barbecue vendors, children’s games and events, and music.

Several demonstrators will be available throughout the day to show attendees on how to cook on more than a dozen different grills and smokers and to hand out a few free samples. One big demonstration called the Big Green Eggfest will give "eggheads" from around the Mid-Atlantic the chance to come together to cook big green eggs and share their recipes with other enthusiasts.

Attendees can also cast their vote for their favorite chicken wings at the Wing Thing event. During this competition, all of the professional BBQ teams will smoke and sauce 10 pounds of chicken wings, which attendees can then taste test. All proceeds from this competition will directly benefit the American Cancer Society/Relay for Life of Greencastle.

“We can’t wait to come back and compete” said Dan Hixon of 3 Eyz BBQ, which was the 2013 Kansas City Barbecue Society National Team of the Year. “We had a great time last year, and there was so many great barbecue teams that the competition is fierce!”

Several other past winners will also come back to fight for the Pennsylvania State Championship title, including Big Ugly BBQ, Black Cat BBQ, 4:20 Q and Lo N Slo BBQ.

The Ironman BBQ is expected to draw between 2,000 and 2,500 people from the tri-state area.

The event is free for everyone and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit mdbbqservices.com.